[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E124]
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HONORING THE LONG ISLAND REGIONAL SCIENCE BOWL WINNERS FROM HUNTINGTON 
                              HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 12, 2013

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a team of talented and 
dedicated students from Huntington High School in my Congressional 
District that recently won the Long Island Regional Science Bowl held 
at Brookhaven National Laboratory. These students are the future of our 
nation's excellence in the sciences and I am so proud to recognize them 
today.
  Captain Brian Gilbert and teammates Aron Coraor, Marc Feldman, and 
Jacob Roday attend Huntington High School in Huntington, NY and on 
Saturday January 26, 2013 were named the Long Island Regional Science 
Bowl winners. The young men competed against twenty other teams from 
high schools around the region in a Jeopardy style contest. These 
students will compete in the National Finals for the Science Bowl in 
Washington, DC in April 2013.
  This success reflects the hard work of these students, but also of 
their mentors, Huntington High School teachers, Ms. Dame Forbes and Ms. 
Lori Kenny. Ms. Forbes and Ms. Kenny coached the team and helped make 
this success possible. It is dedicated teachers like them that make a 
difference in lives of students and the well being of this country. I 
am sure there were many long days and hours of practice that made this 
all possible so both of these women deserve credit for their 
contribution to the team as well.
  The National Science Bowl is one of the largest science competitions 
in the country and being recognized as a finalist is an extraordinary 
honor. I know that Brian, Aron, Marc, and Jacob have a bright future 
ahead of them and I wish them nothing but success in the National 
Finals this spring. They should be proud of all they have achieved so 
far and I know they will continue to excel.

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